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1、今年哈佛校长给本科学生的毕业演讲2009-09-0521:35
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3、institution,Ifindmyselfstandingbeforeyouexpectedtoimpartwordsoflastingwisdom.HereIaminapulpit,dressedlikeaPuritanminister—anapparitionthatwouldhavehorrifiedmanyofmydistinguishedforebearsandperhapsrededicatedsomeofthemtotheextirpationofwitches.Thismomentwouldhavepropelle
4、dIncreaseandCottonintoatrue“Matherlather.”ButhereIamandthereyouareanditisthemomentofandforVeritas.Youhavebeenundergraduatesforfouryears.Ihavebeenpresidentfornotquiteone.Youhaveknownthreepresidents;Ioneseniorclass.Wherethenliesthevoiceofexperience?Maybeyoushouldbeofferin
5、gthewisdom.PerhapsourrolescouldbereversedandIcould,inHarvardLawSchoolstyle,docoldcallsforthenexthourorso.Wealldoseemtohavemadeittothispoint—moreorlessinonepiece.ThoughIrecentlylearnedthatwehavenotprovidedyouwithdinnersinceMay22.IknowweneedtoweanyoufromHarvardinafigurati
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7、sthavelearnedsomethingsinceyougraduatedfromcollegeexactly40yearsago?”(Fortyyears.I’llsayitoutloudsinceeverydetailofmylife—andcertainlytheyearofmyBrynMawrdegree—nowseemstobepubliclyavailable.ButpleaserememberIwasyoungformyclass.)Inaway,youhavebeenengagingmeinthisQ&Aforth
8、epastyear.Onjustthesequestions,althoughyouhavephrasedthemabitmorenarrowly.AndIhavebeentryingtofigureouthowImightanswerand,perhapsmoreintriguingly,whyyouwereasking.Letmeexplain.ItactuallybeganwhenImetwiththeUCjustaftermyappointmentwasannouncedinthewinterof2007.Thentheque
9、stionscontinuedwhenIhadlunchatKirklandHouse,dinneratLeverett,whenImetwithstudentsinmyofficehours,evenwithsomer
